Legislation -
Introduced
(House)
-
May 10, 2011

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(Senate)
(11-10) -
May 10, 2011(Key vote)

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funds for K-12 public education for the 2011-2013 biennium.

Highlights:

Appropriates $1.37 billion for the 2011-2012 fiscal year and $1.4 billion for the 2012-2013 fiscal year from the State General Fund to the State Distributive School Account (Sec. 4).

Appropriates a weighted average of $5,542 per pupil in guaranteed support for school district operations for fiscal year 2011-2012, and a weighted average of $5,655 per pupil in guaranteed support for fiscal year 2012-2013 (Secs. 1 & 2).

Requires the Department of Education to transfer $144 million from the State Distributive School Account to county school districts for fiscal year 2011-2012, and $147 million for fiscal year 2012-2013, to be used solely to employ teachers (Secs. 16 & 17).

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(26-16) -
May 10, 2011(Key vote)

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funds for K-12 public education for the 2011-2013 biennium.

Highlights:

Appropriates $1.37 billion for the 2011-2012 fiscal year and $1.4 billion for the 2012-2013 fiscal year from the State General Fund to the State Distributive School Account (Sec. 4).

Appropriates a weighted average of $5,542 per pupil in guaranteed support for school district operations for fiscal year 2011-2012, and a weighted average of $5,655 per pupil in guaranteed support for fiscal year 2012-2013 (Secs. 1 & 2).

Requires the Department of Education to transfer $144 million from the State Distributive School Account to county school districts for fiscal year 2011-2012, and $147 million for fiscal year 2012-2013, to be used solely to employ teachers (Secs. 16 & 17).